on behalf of African-Canadians everywhere I would like to point out not one member of the Black Bloc who trashed #G20 is actually black.

And it is being stressed the Black Bloc is a tactic, not a group. I'd say it's fair to say it's both.

The Black Bloc is not new to the G20 protests, the tactic has been around for decades. There's even a Wikipedia entry. How it works: wear black. Black t-shirts, shorts, hoodies, scarfs, flags, and balaclavas. Show up at a protest, attack symbols of capitalism: stores, banks, police cars. When police respond, lose the black clothing and blend in.

As for if they're a group or not, protesters using a Black Bloc strategy work together. Media and other protesters kept an eye on them yesterday as they marched in a group in the protest. Take for example another tactic/group, far more fun, the radical cheerleaders. It's a type of activism, that anyone can use, but activists organize in groups.

So, the Black Bloc is a tactic that involves wearing black and destroying things, used by a group of like minded anti-capitalist protesters.

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